The actor said that he was never fully in the mix, but that he did audition to play the iconic character after Pierce Brosnan. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

After being asked by host Josh Horowitz if there was “ever a real Bond conversation” involving Fassbender, the X-Men actor responded, “I met with Barbara Broccoli just, you know, through passing and I actually went in for an audition phase before Daniel [Craig] was cast, but I don’t think I was ever in the mix.”

Michael Fassbender blew any chance he might have had of playing 007 when he recommended another actor for the iconic role – Daniel Craig.

Michael Fassbender is one of the most flexible actors making films today, capable of playing all sorts of roles. He's currently promoting "Black Bag," where he plays an intelligence agent forced to investigate his wife,

Michael Fassbender championed Daniel Craig in a big way to be cast in the James Bond role he ultimately played for five films.

And he was like, ‘I want you to say this phrase, ‘Get out of the room.’ But I want you to physicalize it Michael.’ … I couldn’t wait to get out of there. While it’s not specified, I’m willing to bet that Max Rockatansky was the role that our humble narrator was up for in this crazy scenario.

Now that the franchise is entering a new era, there’s no better time to look at its most recent era. Specifically, Daniel Craig’s. Not all of his films were great, but if there were never to be another actor playing Bond, it’s undoubted the character would have gone out with a very successful bang.

Netflix’s adaptation of Chronicles of Narnia is in the news for all good reasons and it may involve James Bond star Daniel Craig!

Actor Michael Fassbender has revealed his "terrible" audition to be the next James Bond. The 47-year-old actor has revealed he was in the running to play 007 when producers were looking to replace Pierce Brosnan, but his try-out ended in disaster as he told Bond bosses to hire another actor - Daniel Craig - instead of himself.

Daniel Craig is making his voice heard in the search for the next 007 Agent, James Bond, and fans already know who they want to play the role.